Team Leader: Sudan Stability and Growth Programme

About the programme
The Sudan Stability and Growth Programme (SSGP) is a DFID-led and funded programme aimed at contributing to long term stability and poverty reduction across Sudan, by supporting reforms for greater macro-economic stability, inclusive economic growth, improved governance, and strengthened donor-government coordination. The Strategic Support Unit (SSU) is a newly established unit within the British Council Sudan.  The SSU is both a function within and a component of DFID’s SSGP which incorporates three pillars:

1. macro-economic reform (led by the World Bank Sudan);
2. macro-governance reform (led by the SSU under British Council);
3. improved donor engagement and coordination (led by the office of the UN Resident Coordinator).

About the Role
The Team Leader will be required to manage the SSU which performs a central role for DFID Sudan in supporting analysis, design, delivery, development and monitoring of SSGP.

The scope/deliverables of this role can be broken into these four areas,

1. Lead and manage the SSU
2. Design and delivery – thinking and working politically
3. Relationship management with DFID Sudan/HMG
4. Finance, administration & research support

For details of the specific tasks for these four areas, please refer to the terms of reference here.

Timeframe and duration of the consultancy

We expect the SSU to begin operation in April 2019, and would therefore want the Team Leader in place as soon as possible after this point.

The duration of the consultancy opportunity if for 24 months with a potential optional extension for another 12 months subject to the programme performance, availability of funding and performance of the consultant.

Qualifications and experience required

Skills & Expertise

• Right to live and work in Sudan
• The job involves periodic travel outside Khartoum (some interventions may involve work across Sudan) and occasional evening work.
• Fluent in English (professional working level) & spoken Arabic is desirable.
• Have relevant master degree in a related field.

Specific knowledge and experience

Essential

• Political analysis and conflict sensitivity in fragile and conflict affected environments
• Stabilisation experience in contexts comparable to Sudan
• Leadership of development programmes in fragile or conflict affected environments
• Experience of working across the Departments of HMG, especially DFID and FCO
• Experience of leading and empowering multi-cultural teams in difficult environments

Desirable

• Experience of living and working in Sudan
• Experience of HMG conflict architecture (including, for example, the HMG Building Stability Framework)

Those who are interested to apply for this role, please refer to the submission instructions in Part 3 - Consultant response guide which can be accessed via this link.

The prospective consultant is to give indicative day rate details of which will be discussed and agreed at a later stage for the technically compliant and competitive consultant.  

You can submit your CV and Response Guide to ssafrica.procurement@britishcouncil.org . The email subject should be clearly indicated as the Title ‘Team Leader Consultant to manage the Strategic Support Unit for the Sudan Stability and Growth Programme (SSGP)’.